here is peters brooks from the hair tan foundation. former deputy assistant secretary of defense. er, we're just two days away from 9/11. we remember benghazi, 2012. is that what they're planning for, some kind of anniversary terrorist act? >> i'm sure that would suit them in their own twisted sort of way, david. the fact of the matter al qaeda is also competing with the islamic state which is obviously getting a lot more press today because of their barberi in iraq and syria. al qaeda is out there with their magazine calling on people already in place to target these business leaders are known much further beyond the business world. they're national leaders. this would bring them sort of note -- notoriety they crave in a sick way. david: some of the people on the list have their own private security but should they beef up the security because of this warning? >> i wouldn't say physical security is my expertise, david. fact of the matter is this year alone we have had 11 islamist terror attacks or plots. 12 if you include chattanooga they haven't decided yet. all of those have bee

. >> reporter: peter brook is on a mission. >> environmental impact review has a revised map that shows increased cancer risks for this neighborhood. >> reporter: he wants to know how a proposed green cement plant, that would replace the general mills flour processing facility, will impact this neighborhood. >> we have a problem with the environmental impact report. it has a lot of information and tells us a lot about this project. but what it doesn't do is tell us how much contaminants and what type of contaminants we can expect. >> reporter: the report, which recently went online, is packed with information. the report claims the green plant based in ireland, would generate green high-performance favorable concrete. the company's president says the unique cement has been used in the building of the 49ers stadium and the eastern span of the bay bridge. brooks and others are worried that levels of mercury and other toxic materials might be shipped in and trucked out of vallejo. >> you want to know if the cement factory and the city are being straight up with residents with the amount of

. >> peter brooks is joining us, now. a form cia operative who speaks russian and few on missions during soviet times. so peter is particular with the russian mindset. what is your reaction to the news this morning? how do you see this? >> it is clear president obama didn't deter president putin at their meeting. this is opening up another unfortunate chapter in syria. this is making it more difficult and risky for our military types operating. we cannot outsource getting rid of isis to the russians. this is a huge problem. >> in the immediate, what is our next move? >> i think we have to push back against russia and let them know we are going to pursue our national interest which includes dealing with the islamic state and al-qaeda. what we really want to do is deconflict air operations but i am concerned as you recall, jenna, we had reporting saying that russia had sent in surface-to-air missiles and they also, some of the fighter a aircraft is said to be air superiority fighters so there is a concern we could mix it up

peter brookes following all of this. he doesn't like it. not one bit. peter brookes, what is going on? >> well, i think you're seeing china's new assertiveness. china is telling the world that we have arrived. not only with this soviet-style parade they had, marking the end of the war in the pacific, world war ii in the pacific but also the power projection forces that we're seeing up off alaska also borders the arctic and potential energy resources there. also what we're seeing in the south china sea where 40% of the global, world's global commerce goes through. they're building islands. they're claiming these islands as solve return chinese territory. so this is something we're all going to have to get used to, whether talking about economics you were talking about, neil, or political or military power of the new china. neil: you know what is weird about military response to all of this, and maybe that has to be the politically correct way to respond, not making a big deal of it. five vessels off the coast of alaska. we're monitoring it. we don't expe

. >> peter bob brooks has an article out saying it is entirely possible that iran and north korea areooking to gather to fill the gap in both countries's nuclear programs. do you agree? how troubling? >> we have known for quite some time since at least 1998 iran and north korea have the working on their respective ballistic missile programs and it makes sense. the objective in both cases is to create delivery vehicles for nuclear weapons, not to launch weather communications satellites, they both use the same soviet missile technology. there is no doubt on that front. there is considerable reason to believe they have cooperated on the nuclear side too. the reactor that israel destroyed in september of 2007 in syria was being built by north koreans, a clone of their reactor. the north koreans don't give anything away for free and in syria because of the along cultural and historical association with serialism one was paying for that, good reason to think it was a three way joint venture between syria, iran and north korea and a lot of other pieces of evidence like that. we need to know

peter, thank you for helping us understand it. brooke, no question there's controversy. people will say they're making the guy a saint. why would you bling this up? but you need to as peter said, when there's controversy, nobody wants to go out it more than pope francis. he's got an expression, making a mess. he wants to get into things that are controversial, talk about them. that's how you progress. >> right. we talked so much about what he discussed with president obama, what he said already today. we'll get into what he may say his message as he speaks to congress tomorrow. chris qualm mow, stand by. helping lead our coverage from washington, d.c., of pope francis. speaking of some of these issues as the pope speaks on immigration, a candidate who's made it his main thrust, his main issue speaking live flay moment, donald trump, addressing the african-american chamber of commerce in south carolina. we will take it live. also ahead, do not miss this. i will speak with a man who just wrote donald trump's biography. hear what surprised him the most. you're watching cnn s

peter jennings. >> that was correct. four correct for chris cuomo. 20 points for each correct answer. back to the podium. very well done. next, allyson and brooken down. [ applause ] >> you guys are in it. >> i'm ready. >> how you doing over there, donny boy. how is your goose egg feeling? >> we got it. >> all right. all of your questions will be about commercials. >> okay. >> all right. >> hands behind your back. ready. four questions. alka-seltzer had a number of ad over the years which is not a catch phrase heard on the commercial. that's a spicy meatball. >> that's a spicy meatball. >> that is incorrect. >> i was trying. >> plop, plop, fizz, fizz, kid tested, mother approved or, d, i can't believe i ate the whole thing. >> c. kid tested mother approved. >> that is correct. that was a glowingan for kix cereal. >> that's a spicy meatball. >> which first lady appeared in a commercial which she touted good luck margarine? >> pat nixon. >> that is incorrect. nancy reagan, jacqueline kennedy, eleanor roosevelt. >> jacqueline kennedy. >> incorrect. it was eleanor roosevelt. she earned 35 pouds and she donated it to the united nations. >> man famou

brookings institute. they found even if you hike tax rates on 50% to the rich, it has no effect on income inequality. here to sort it out, peterici, along with john tamny, real clear markets and president of solidarity strategies. thanks to all of you for joining us. peter, let me start with you, because this is math. they went ahead and used the genie coefficient which is something we learned about in economics. they went through and measured if you hike taxes and redistribute the wealth it doesn't change that coefficient. how will liberals battle back against the numbers this time? >> by calling the me racist or calling me politically incorrect. quite simply if you tax the rich heavily and give the money to the poor in the form of, free health care, food stamps, what have you, reduce incentive the rich to work a little bit but you really encourage indough lens. if you subsidize poor people you will have lots of them. look at seven million men between the ages of 25 and 54 who don't have a job thanks to barack obama and aren't looking for work. they collect medicaid, food stamps things like that. they sit on their tails. they